Anyone in the media seeking an up in the air outcome, and or an ultimate victory of the democrats, have all the incentive in the world to play up Huckabee gains while just throwing the man soft ball questions. Huckabee winning the nomination would virtually insure a democratic victory. Huckabee would have no cross over with either independents or democrats. Independents/libertarian leaning individuals will be turned of by his fiscal policies seeing his record of tax increases trumps Clinton's days in Arkansas and on either social, foreign, war or just about any other issue he'd be hard pressed to win all republican or ANY democratic or independent voters.

HiveRadical, Wasatch Front, Utah

After reading the commentary of how those who live on the "other side of the pond" view us and our candidates I can now say that I very much understand how much of a difference that there is between us. How very liberal "European" that you all have grown--thank whatever God that I don't live in Britain. Do we care one bit about whom you elect as your Prime Minister? Zero! I think that I am going to cancel my order for my new Triumph Bonneville and go buy a boring American Harley!

American Patriot, Tulsa, Ok

Jesus said love thy neighour and do good to those that hurt you.
He understood that violence begets violence and that there is not end to an eye for an eye,he loved in vendetta societies.
Therfe is not way God is tlking to Bush or any of the others only Ron Paul espouseche Christian message. the only way out of the is to fllow Jesus ethics even if you are an atheist.
How can you be a Christian and murder 500000 children with sanctions and over a million people in Iraq and pretend this is Christianity. It is not iot is naked greed and evil personified. No Christian should condone using nuclear weapons or killing many millions of innocent civilians.We teach our children not to use violence to solve problems but Nation states use violence and george Bush is an instrument of the Devil not God.

Jesus said suffer the children to come unto me not to be killed by fragmentation bombs\ supplied by the US arms industry.

Barrie Machin, Perth, Australia

I am sick of Ron Paul.

Antipaul, Des Moines, IA

A real Christian wouldn't be in favor of the death penalty and the undeclared War in Iraq. Ron Paul understands that the Christian way to lead the world and the USA is through example, not force. Jesus never killed anyone, yet almost a billion people try to emulate his behavior and live his message. It is time for the US to return to the Nation that represents the Shining City on a Hill. Leaders do not lead by punishing those who cannot follow, as we attempt to do with 'rogue nations'. Leaders blaze a new path that becomes worn by the trampling of their followers. America needs to lead. We are a Christian nation. We should be brave. We should walk through the valley of the shadow of death and fear no evil. Our purity must shine. The only candidate that has lived this message, and has proven that he can bring it to office is Ron Paul. Huckabee said Jesus was to smart to run for office. That may be so, but are we to stupid to elect a true Christian as Preisdent?

Vote Ron Paul.

rhys, Saint Petersburg, Florida

Anyone interested in a funny (but it really happened) column about what Huckabee is really like face-to-face should try:
http://goupstate.us/index.php/lanefiller/2007/11/02/title_14

lane, spartanburg, sc

It's about time the U.S. should have a true Christian president and not just Christian by mouth. So far, Mike Huchabee is the closest to the true definition of a Christian. It's also about time the world needs a true Christian to manage world affairs.

This world is going down the drain because too many fakes are running it -- people who claim to be godly but are really greedy by heart.

Joseph, Davao City, Philippines

Take a GOOD look at Huckabee and the FairTax - why is the FairTax studies only evaluate incomes up to $200,000? Because the effective tax rate for billionaires under the FairTax is less than 1%. You can buy things of great value all day long without ever buying a new one. Think mansions, land, yachts, valuable coins, stamps, bullion, stocks and bonds - all of which increase his wealth and none of which is taxed. The things that are NEW that the super rich require will be provided them as perquisites by the businesses they control. Think company car, company house, company jet - all of which use our infrastructure and none of which is paid for by the entity using them. Why should Walmart pay for roads and bridges when they can get you to pay for free? This is another attempt by the liberal media to face ANYONE but Dr. Ron Paul. Much as we'd like politics to be positive, it is in fact ruled almost entirely by negatives. For instance, what's the biggest negative the Republican Party is facing in 2008? Iraq - a staggering 70% of people favor IMMEDIATE withdrawl from Iraq. Who is the only candidate that doesn't have that negative? Dr. Paul, who advocates using those trillions of dollars to secure our border (perhaps against Saudis who were 20 of the 24 terrorists in 9/11) and rebuild our crumbling infrastructure which is far more worrying than the loss of Social Security. Hm, full employment, withdrawl from Iraq and a huge boost to our economy from rebuilding our infrastructure - what Democrat wants to run against that. Hence the behavior of known liberal biased network CNN, who wants us to nominate either Guiliani or Romney - both of whose negatives are so high the copy practically writes itself!

lnardozi, Chesapeake, VA